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1. Where is the Punjab Lalit Kala Academy located ? (A) Muktasar (B) Ludhiana (C) Patiala (D) Chandigarh Ans : (D) 2. What does happens when water is condensed into ice ? (A) Heat is absorbed B) Heat is released (C) Quantity of heat remains unchanged (D) None of these Ans : (A) 3. Which of the following gases is not a noble gas ? (A) Zenon (B) Argon (C) Helium (D) Chlorine Ans : (D) 4. Which of the following diffuses most quickly ? (A) Solid (B) Gas (C) Liquid (D) None of these Ans : (B) 5. Which temperature in Celsius scale is equal to 300 K ? (A) 30C (B) 27C (C) 300C (D) None of these Ans : (B) 6. First Youth Olympic games will be held in (A) Japan (B) China (C) North Korea

(D) Singapore Ans : (D) 7. Where was the capital of Pandya dynasty situated ? (A) Mysore (B) Kanchipuram (C) Madurai (D) Delhi Ans : (C) 8. Tripitik is the scripture of (A) Jain religion (B) Hindu religion (C) Buddhishtha religion (D) Muslim religion Ans : (C) 9. Who is the author of Adhe-Adhure ? (A) Mohan Rakesh (B) Prem Chand (C) Nirala (D) Pant Ans : (A) 10. Which of the following Constitutional Amendments has included fundamental duties into the Constitution ? (A) 42nd (B) 43rd (C) 44th (D) 39th Ans : (A) 11. Where is the Central Food Technology Research Institute situated ? (A) Delhi (B) Anand (C) Ahmedabad (D) Mysore Ans : (D) 12. Which of the following is common in both, Buddhism and Jainism ? (A) Nonviolence (B) Violence (C) Triratna (D) Truth Ans : (A)

13. Light-year measures which of the following ? (A) Intensity of light (B) Mass (C) Time (D) Distance Ans : (D) 14. Which of the following gases is used for ripening the fruits ? (A) Methane (B) Ethane (C) Ethylene (D) Acetylene Ans : (C) 15. Who among the following was involved in Alipore bomb case ? (A) Aravind Ghosh (B) P. C. Banerjee (C) Bipin Chandra Paul (D) Chandrashekhar Azad Ans : (A) 16. Sikh Guru Arjundev was contemporary to which of the following rulers ? (A) Humayun (B) Akbar (C) Shahjahan (D) Jahangir Ans : (D) 17. Besides hydrogen, which of the following elements is common in organic compounds ? (A) Phosphorus (B) Sulphur (C) Nitrogen (D) Carbon Ans : (D) Directions(Q. 1821) Find the correct meanings of the words given below : 18. EWE (A) Calf (B) Female sheep (C) Deer (D) None of these Ans : (B)

19. Buffalo (A) Calf (B) Baby box (C) Baby bison (D) Baby cow Ans : (C) 20. Veneration (A) Esteem (B) High respect (C) Devotion (D) Worship Ans : (B) 21. Vicious (A) Remorseless (B) Ferocious (C) Kind (D) Wicked Ans : (D) Directions(Q. 2225) Choose the word / phrase which is nearest in meaning to the words in question : 22. Bizarre (A) Colourful (B) Odd (C) Insipid (D) Smart Ans : (B) 23. Innuendo (A) Narration (B) Insinuation (C) Insist (D) Insutale Ans : (B) 24. Salutary (A) Welcome (B) Discharge (C) Promoting (D) Remove Ans : (C)

25. Fictile (A) Fiction (B) Moulded (C) Fictitious (D) Smooth Ans : (B) 26. Solid Carbon dioxide is termed as (A) Soft ice (B) Dry ice (C) White ice (D) None of these Ans : (B) 27. 1 kg of a liquid is converted into its vapour at its boiling point. The heat absorbed in the process is called (A) Latent heat of vaporisation (B) Latent heat of fusion (C) Latent heat of sublimation (D) None of these Ans : (A) 28. Whether all the universities in the country should start online admission at all levels with immediate effect ? (i) No, since all the students may not have access to the internet easily. (ii) Yes, it may liberate the students and their parents from the long-standing problems of knocking at the doors of different colleges and standing in queue. (A) Only argument (i) is correct (B) Only argument (ii) is correct (C) Neither argument (i) nor argument (ii) is correct (D) Both the arguments, (i) and (ii), are correct Ans : (D) 29. The product Fair and Lovely is related to (A) WIPRO (B) I.T.C. (C) P & G (D) H.U.L. Ans : (D)

30. Should the Government make it compulsory for the private medical colleges to join the entrance test conducted by the Government ? (i) No, private institutions should be empowered, so that they may decide their own admission strategy and improve their work-management. (ii) Yes, all medical institutions, whether these are private or governments, should adopt the same entrance standard. (A) Only argument (i) is correct (B) Only argument (ii) is correct (C) Either argument (i) is correct or argument (ii) is correct (D) Neither argument (i) is correct nor argument (ii) is correct Ans : (B) 31. In case the President of India decides to resign, he will address his letter of resignation to (A) Prime Minister (B) Chief Justice (C) Speaker of Lok Sabha (D) Vice-President Ans : (D) 32. The metal extracted from Bauxite is (A) Silver (B) Copper (C) Manganese (D) Aluminium Ans : (D) 33. The Cyclone represents a state of atmosphere in which (A) Low pressure in the center and high pressure around (B) There is high pressure in the center and low pressure around (C) There is low pressure all around (D) None of these Ans : (A)

34. The Ocean of Storms is the name given to (A) Atlantic Ocean (B) Pacific Ocean (C) A waterless area on moon surface (D) None of these Ans : (C) 35. The capital of Pallavas was (A) Arcot (B) Kanchi (C) Malkhed (D) Banavasi Ans : (B) 36. Which Indian state was ranked as the No. 2 tourist destination in the world by LONELY PLANET? (A) Himachal Pradesh (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Kerala (D) Uttarakhand Ans : (C) 37. How much water is contained in our body by mass ? (A) 65% (B) 70% (C) 60% (D) None of these Ans : (B)

38. What determines the sex of a child ? (A) Chromosomes of the father (B) Chromosomes of the mother (C) RH factor of the parents (D) Blood group of the father Ans : (A) 39. The two civilizations which helped in the formation of Gandhara School of Art are (A) Indian and Roman (B) Indian and Egyptian (C) Greek and Roman (D) Indian and Greek Ans : (D) 40. Thinkpad is a laptop associated with which among the following companies ? (A) HP (B) TCS (C) Infosys (D) IBM Ans : (D)

41. The first summit of SAARC was held at (A) Kathmandu (B) Colombo (C) New Delhi (D) Dhaka Ans : (D)

42. The wire of flash bulb is made of (A) Copper (B) Barium (C) Magnesium (D) Silver Ans : (C)

43. The curves showing the volume pressure behaviour of gases plotted at different fixed temperatures are called (A) Isochors (B) Isothermals (C) V.T.P. Curves (D) Isocurves Ans : (B)

44. Project Tiger was launched in (A) 1973 (B) 1976 (C) 1978 (D) 1983 Ans : (A) Directions(Q. 45 and 46) Attempt the question to the best of your judgement. 45. How many letters in the word TRYST have as many letters between them as in the alpha bet ? (A) None (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 Ans : (B)

46. From the alternatives, select the set which is most like the given set. Given set (23, 29, 31) (A) (17, 21, 29) (B) (31, 37, 49) (C) (13, 15, 23) (D) (41, 43, 47) Ans : (D) DirectionsWhat should come in place of question mark (?) in the following number series ? 47. 13 13 65 585 7605 129285 ? (A) 2456415 (B) 2235675 (C) 2980565 (D) 2714985 Ans : (D) 48. If VEHEMENT is written as VEHETNEM then in that code how will you code MOURNFUL ? (A) MOURLUFN (B) MOUNULFR (C) OURMNFUL (D) URNFULMO Ans : (B)

49. MOLLIFY is to APPEASE as APPURTENANCE is to ? (A) Gratify (B) Avarice (C) Accessory (D) Amend Ans : (C)

50. Praduman is older than Janaki; Shreshtha is older than Chhama; Ravindra is not as old as Shreshtha but is older than Janaki. Chhama is not as old as Janaki. Who is the youngest ? (A) Praduman (B) Janaki (C) Shreshtha (D) Chhama Ans : (D) 51. In a row of children facing North, Bharat is eleventh from the right end and is third to the right of Samir who is fifteenth from the left end. Total how many children are there in the row ? (A) 29 (B) 28 (C) 30 (D) 27 Ans : (B) 52. Which number is missing ? 45389, ?, 453, 34 (A) 34780 (B) 8354 (C) 4892 (D) 3478 Ans : (B)

53. If in the word CALIBRE, the previous letter in the English alphabet replaces each consonant and each vowel is replaced by the next letter and then the order of letters is reversed, which letter will be third from the right end ? (A) A (B) C (C) B (D) K Ans : (D) 54. How many such digits are there in the number 57683421, each of which is as far away from the beginning of the number, as they will be when arranged in descending order within the number ? (A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) More than three Ans : (D) Directions(Q. 55 to 57) In the following question there are two words to the left of the sign (::) which are connected in some way. The same relationship obtains between the third word and one of the four alter-natives under it. Find the correct alternative in each case. 55. Medicine : Sickness : : Book : ? (A) Ignorance (B) Knowledge (C) Author (D) Teacher Ans : (A)

56. River : Dam : : Traffic : ? (A) Signal (B) Vehicle (C) Motion (D) Lane Ans : (A) 57. Session : Concludes : : ? : Lapses (A) Leave (B) Permit (C) Agency (D) Policy Ans : (D) 58. If 16 = 11, 25 = 12, 36 = 15, then 49 = ? (A) 14 (B) 20 (C) 19 (D) 17 Ans : (B) 59. Pick out the odd in the following (A) AshokAssam (B) PoonamPunjab (C) GyanendraGujarat (D) AnjanaRajasthan Ans : (D)

60. KEATS = 25, SHELLEY = 35, BROWNING = ? (A) 45 (B) 37 (C) 50 (D) 40 Ans : (D) RRB Bhubaneshwar | ASM Written Exam 2009 Solved Paper Directions(Q. 61 and 62) What approximate value should come in place of questionmark (?) in the following questions ? (You are not expected to calculate the exact value) 31. In case the President of India decides to resign, he will address his letter of resignation to (A) Prime Minister (B) Chief Justice (C) Speaker of Lok Sabha (D) Vice-President Ans : (D) 32. The metal extracted from Bauxite is (A) Silver (B) Copper (C) Manganese (D) Aluminium Ans : (D)

33. The Cyclone represents a state of atmosphere in which (A) Low pressure in the center and high pressure around (B) There is high pressure in the center and low pressure around (C) There is low pressure all around (D) None of these Ans : (A) 34. The Ocean of Storms is the name given to (A) Atlantic Ocean (B) Pacific Ocean (C) A waterless area on moon surface (D) None of these Ans : (C) 35. The capital of Pallavas was (A) Arcot (B) Kanchi (C) Malkhed (D) Banavasi Ans : (B) 36. Which Indian state was ranked as the No. 2 tourist destination in the world by LONELY PLANET? (A) Himachal Pradesh (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Kerala (D) Uttarakhand Ans : (C)

37. How much water is contained in our body by mass ? (A) 65% (B) 70% (C) 60% (D) None of these Ans : (B) 38. What determines the sex of a child ? (A) Chromosomes of the father (B) Chromosomes of the mother (C) RH factor of the parents (D) Blood group of the father Ans : (A) 39. The two civilizations which helped in the formation of Gandhara School of Art are (A) Indian and Roman (B) Indian and Egyptian (C) Greek and Roman (D) Indian and Greek Ans : (D) 40. Thinkpad is a laptop associated with which among the following companies ? (A) HP (B) TCS (C) Infosys (D) IBM Ans : (D)

41. The first summit of SAARC was held at (A) Kathmandu (B) Colombo (C) New Delhi (D) Dhaka Ans : (D) 42. The wire of flash bulb is made of (A) Copper (B) Barium (C) Magnesium (D) Silver Ans : (C) 43. The curves showing the volume pressure behaviour of gases plotted at different fixed temperatures are called (A) Isochors (B) Isothermals (C) V.T.P. Curves (D) Isocurves Ans : (B) 44. Project Tiger was launched in (A) 1973 (B) 1976 (C) 1978 (D) 1983 Ans : (A)

Directions(Q. 45 and 46) Attempt the question to the best of your judgement. 45. How many letters in the word TRYST have as many letters between them as in the alpha bet ? (A) None (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 Ans : (B) 46. From the alternatives, select the set which is most like the given set. Given set (23, 29, 31) (A) (17, 21, 29) (B) (31, 37, 49) (C) (13, 15, 23) (D) (41, 43, 47) Ans : (D) DirectionsWhat should come in place of question mark (?) in the following number series ? 47. 13 13 65 585 7605 129285 ? (A) 2456415 (B) 2235675 (C) 2980565 (D) 2714985 Ans : (D)

48. If VEHEMENT is written as VEHETNEM then in that code how will you code MOURNFUL ? (A) MOURLUFN (B) MOUNULFR (C) OURMNFUL (D) URNFULMO Ans : (A) 49. MOLLIFY is to APPEASE as APPURTENANCE is to ? (A) Gratify (B) Avarice (C) Accessory (D) Amend Ans : (C) 50. Praduman is older than Janaki; Shreshtha is older than Chhama; Ravindra is not as old as Shreshtha but is older than Janaki. Chhama is not as old as Janaki. Who is the youngest ? (A) Praduman (B) Janaki (C) Shreshtha (D) Chhama Ans : (D) 51. In a row of children facing North, Bharat is eleventh from the right end and is third to the right of Samir who is fifteenth from the left end. Total how many children are there in the row ? (A) 29 (B) 28 (C) 30

(D) 27 Ans : (B) 52. Which number is missing ? 45389, ?, 453, 34 (A) 34780 (B) 8354 (C) 4892 (D) 3478 Ans : (B) 53. If in the word CALIBRE, the previous letter in the English alphabet replaces each consonant and each vowel is replaced by the next letter and then the order of letters is reversed, which letter will be third from the right end ? (A) A (B) C (C) B (D) K Ans : (D) 54. How many such digits are there in the number 57683421, each of which is as far away from the beginning of the number, as they will be when arranged in descending order within the number ? (A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) More than three Ans : (D)

Directions(Q. 55 to 57) In the following question there are two words to the left of the sign (::) which are connected in some way. The same relationship obtains between the third word and one of the four alter-natives under it. Find the correct alternative in each case. 55. Medicine : Sickness : : Book : ? (A) Ignorance (B) Knowledge (C) Author (D) Teacher Ans : (A) 56. River : Dam : : Traffic : ? (A) Signal (B) Vehicle (C) Motion (D) Lane Ans : (A) 57. Session : Concludes : : ? : Lapses (A) Leave (B) Permit (C) Agency (D) Policy Ans : (D) 58. If 16 = 11, 25 = 12, 36 = 15, then 49 = ? (A) 14 (B) 20

(C) 19 (D) 17 Ans : (B) 59. Pick out the odd in the following (A) AshokAssam (B) PoonamPunjab (C) GyanendraGujarat (D) AnjanaRajasthan Ans : (D) 60. KEATS = 25, SHELLEY = 35, BROWNING = ? (A) 45 (B) 37 (C) 50 (D) 40 Ans : (D) 61. (9321 + 5406 + 1001) (498 + 929 + 660) = ? (A) 135 (B) 45 (C) 165 (D) 75 Ans : (D) 62. 561204 58 = ? 55555 (A) 606 (B) 646 (C) 586 (D) 716 Ans : (C) 63. The difference between the greatest number and the smallest number of 5 digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 using all but once is

(A) 32976 (B) 32679 (C) 32769 (D) None of these Ans : (A) 64. Area of a parallelogram whose base is 9 cm and height 4 cm is sq cm. (A) 9 (B) 4 (C) 36 (D) 13 Ans : (C) 65. The number which is neither prime nor composite is (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 2 Ans : (B) 66. The length of a room is three times its breadth. If the perimeter of the room is 64 cm, then its breadth is cm. (A) 64 (B) 32 (C) 16 (D) 8 Ans : (D) 67. Aditi read 4/5th of Tintin comic book which has 100 pages. How many pages of the book is not yet read by Aditi ? (A) 40 (B) 60 (C) 80 (D) 20 Ans : (D) 68. What is the meaning of beckoned ? (A) Summon by sign or gesture (B) Did not signal (C) Did not call (D) Invite Ans : (A) 69. A box contains coins (equal no. of every one) of rupee and half rupee, coins of 25 paise, 10 paise, 5 paise value, 2 paise value and one paise value. The total value of coins in the box is Rs. 1158. Find the number of coins of each value.

(A) 500 (B) 400 (C) 700 (D) 600 Ans : (D) 70. The area of a rhombus with diagonals 12 cm and 20 cm is sq cm. (A) 120 (B) 12 (C) 20 (D) 240 Ans : (A) 71. A piece of road is one kilometer in length. We have to supply lamp posts. One post at each end, distance between two consecutive lamp posts is 25 metres. The number of lamp posts required is (A) 41 (B) 51 (C) 61 (D) 42 Ans : (A) 72. There are 800 students in a class. On one particular day, if 1/10th of the students were absent, how many students were present ? (A) 700 (B) 650 (C) 720 (D) 750 Ans : (C) 73. The quotient in a division is 403. The divisor is 100 and the remainder is 58, the dividend is (A) 40458 (B) 34058 (C) 43058 (D) 40358 Ans : (D) 74. A labourer was engaged for 25 days on the condition that for every day, he works, he will be paid Rs. 2 and for every day, he is absent he will be fined 50p. If he receives only Rs. 3750, find the no. of days he was absent (A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 4 Ans : (A)

Directions(Q. 75 to 77) Choose the word/phrase which is most opposite in meaning to the word ? 75. Quixotic (A) Visionary (B) Whimsical (C) Realistic (D) Foolish Ans : (C) 76. Rabid (A) Mad (B) Normal (C) Furious (D) Fanatical Ans : (B) 77. Scurrilous (A) Inoffensive (B) Vulgar (C) Insulting (D) Coarse Ans : (A) 78. Digits of first place and third place are interchanged of the numbers 349, 483, 766, 598, 674 and then the new numbers are arranged in ascending order. Which would be the fourth number ? (A) 483 (B) 766 (C) 674 (D) 598 Ans : (D) 79. What least number should be added to 2600 to make it a complete square ? (A) 3 (B) 9 (C) 1 (D) 25 Ans : (C) 80. When sun-light passes through a glass prism, which of the following colours refracts the most ? (A) Blue (B) Red (C) Orange (D) Green Ans : (A)

81. If (78)2 is subtracted from the square of a number, we get 6460. What is that number ? (A) 109 (B) 112 (C) 111 (D) 115 Ans : (B) 82. The difference between 28% and 42% of a number is 210. What is 59% of this number ? (A) 900 (B) 420 (C) 885 (D) None of these Ans : (C) 83. AB means A is the father of B. A + B means A is the daughter of B. A B means A is the son of B. A B means A is the wife of B. Then, what is the relation of P with T in the expression P+ST? (A) Son (B) Daughter (C) Sister (D) Wife Ans : (C) 84. Ellora caves in Maharashtra were built during the rule of which of the following dynasties ? (A) Rashtrakoot (B) Pallav (C) Pala (D) Chola Ans : (A) 85. But for the Surgeons skill, the patient died. (A) may have (B) must have (C) should have (D) would have Ans : (D) 86. I want to see the Principal, I have something to tell him urgently. (A) so (B) for (C) since (D) and Ans : (C) 87. I wasnt really listening and didnt what he said. (A) catch

(B) receive (C) accept (D) take Ans : (A) 88. The first division of Congress took place in (A) Surat (B) Kolkata (C) Allahabad (D) Chennai Ans : (A) 89. What is ginger ? (A) Flower (B) Root (C) Stem (D) Leaf Ans : (B) 90. Battle of Kalinga was fought at which of the following places ? (A) Udaigiri (B) Dhauli (C) Balasore (D) Barabaki Ans : (B) 91. MIG aircraft manufacturing plant is located at which of the following places of Orissa ? (A) Beharampur (B) Sunabeda (C) Koraput (D) Sambalpur Ans : (C) (Paper) Multiple Choice Questions Exam Paper For Railway Engineering (RRB): SOLVED Second paper: 1. A parabolic curve introduced between straight and a circular curve or between two branches of a compound curve for ease, comfort and safety of movement of trains on curve is called: (a) Spur curve (b) Transition curve (c) Summit curve (d) Valley curve Ans : B

2. The staggered rails joints are usually provided on: (a) Bridge (b) Curves (c) Branching (d) Tangents Ans : B 3. The track capacity can be increased by: (a) Faster movement of trains on the track (b) By using more powerful engines (c) All the above (d) None of the above Ans : C 4. The railway station at which a track line meets a main line is called: (a) terminal station (b) flag station (c) way side station (d) junction station Ans : D 5. The limiting value of super elevation of board gauge in Indian Railways is: (a) 16.50 cm (b) 30 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 10 cm Ans : A 6. The chart used for recording the condition of track is known as: (a) Rolling chart (b) Track chart (c) Hallade chart (d) Vibro chart Ans: C 7. The most common system of signaling in India is the system. (a) automatic block (b) section clear system (c) absolute block (d) pilot guard system Ans : C 8. The feeder gauge . is commonly used for feeding raw materials to big Government manufacturing concerns as well as to private factories such as steel plants, oil refineries, sugar factories etc. (a) 0.6096 m (b) 0.792 m (c) 1m (d) 1.676 m Ans : A 9. Which one of the following bolts is not used in rail track: (a) Fang bolt (b) Eye bolt (c) Rag bolt (d) Fish bolt Ans : B 10. The gradient which requires one or more additional locomotive for hauling the load over the gradient is called: (a) Up-gradient (b) Pusher gradient (c) Steep gradient (d) Momentum gradient Ans : B

11. Points and crossings are provided for change of .on permanent ways. (a) gauge (b) direction and gradient (c) direction (d) gradient Ans : C 12. In locomotive hunting is: (a) Movement of locomotive in vertical plane perpendicular to its movement along the track (b) Sinuous path taken by engine as against the alignment of the track (c) Motion after brakes have been applied (d) Combination of A and B above Ans : D 13. The rails which get battered due to action of wheels over the end of the rails are called: (a) Hogged rails (b) Roaring rails (c) Creep rails (d) Bucking rails Ans : A 14. In broad gauge, the clear horizontal distance between the inner faces of two parallel rails forming the track is: (a) 1 m (b) 1.676 m (c) 0.6096 m (d) 0.792 m Ans : B 15. As per Indian standard, the recommended width of ballast section at foot level of rails for broad gauge tracks should be: (a) 4.38 m (b) 3.35 m (c) 1.83 m (d) 2.25 m Ans : B 16. The minimum length of a passenger platform for broad gauge railway should not be less than: (a) 305 m (b) 183 m (c) 495 m (d) 250 m Ans : A 17. Generally the shape of fish plate is: (a) elliptical (b) bone shaped (c) circular (d) rectangular Ans : B 18. For wooden sleepers, size of the ballast should be: (a) 2.54 cm (b) 10.16 cm (c) 3.8 cm (d) 5.1 cm Ans : C 69. The length of track under the control of a Ganger is: (a) 10 to 15 Km (b) 5 to 6 KM (c) 3 to 5 KM (d) 1 to 2 KM Ans : B

20. The maximum rising gradient which is provided keeping the power of locomotive in view, is called (a) Momentum gradient (b) Pusher gradient (c) Down gradient (d) Ruling gradient Ans : D 21. The latest system of signaling introduced is: (a) C.T.C. system (b) pilot guard system (c) section clear system (d) automatic block system Ans : A 22. Detonating signals are used: (a) for noisy engines (b) during foggy and cloudy weather (c) for deaf drivers (d) not now, were in use in nineteenth century only Ans : B 23. The number of fish bolts used for joining the rails with the help of fish plates, is generally: (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 6 Ans : A 24. The Railways provided underground at a depth of about 18 m or more are called: (a) Mono railway (b) Underground railway (c) Railway (d) Tube railway Ans : D 25. The art of providing an outward slope of . to the treads of wheels of rolling stock is known as coning of wheels. (a) 1 in 30 (b) 1 in 10 (c) 1 in 4 (d) 1 in 20 Ans : D 26. The process of connecting a track length by an electric circuit is known as track circuiting and the sleepers which are suitable for it are: (a) cast iron sleepers (b) steel sleepers (c) wooden sleepers (d) all above are suitable Ans : C 27. The movable tapered end of the tongue rail is known as: (a) heel of switch (b) toe of switch (c) stretcher bar (d) throw of switch Ans : B 28. The yard where trains and other loads are received, sorted out, trains formed and dispatched onwards are known as: (a) locomotive yard (b) goods yard

(c) marshalling yard (d) station yard Ans : C 29. Wider gauge permits: (a) sleeper gradients (b) low axle load (c) higher operating speeds (d) sharp curves Ans : C 30. Which one of the following is expected to have shorter life? (a) Steam engine (b) Diesel engine (c) Electric engine (d) Shunting engine And : B 31. The movable end of the tapered rail, by means of which the flanged wheels of the train are diverted from one track to another is known as: (a) Toe (b) Stud (c) Heel (d) Flare Ans : A 32. The creep in rails is measured in: (a) cm/kg (b) cm (c) Kg/cm (d) kg cm Ans : B 33. When a rail loses its weight by 5%, it should be renewed and the old one can be used on unimportant tracks, but the rails which have lost their weight by more than ., should not be used on any track under any circumstances. (a) 8% (b) 33.3% (c) 10% (d) 20% Ans : C 34. In railways, super elevation is provided to: (a) facilitate drainage (b) counteract the centrifugal push (c) counteract the centripetal pull (d) have all the effects mentioned above Ans : B 35. The additional track connected to main line at both of its ends is called: (a) running line (b) loop line (c) main line (d) none are correct Ans : B 36. The rails which help in channelising the wheels in their proper routes are known as: (a) Guard rails (b) Wing rails? (c) Check rails (d) Lead rails Ans : B 37. The shape of wheels of rolling stock is: (a) Tapered with flange on outside

(b) Parallel with flange on inside (c) Tapered with flange on inside (d) Parallel with flange on outside Ans : C 38. The maximum gradient for broad gauge in station yards in Indian Railways is: (a) 1 in 100 (b) 1 in 1000 (c) 1in 200 (d) 1 in 400 Ans : D 39. The force which resists the forward movement and speed of train is called: (a) Track modulus (b) Hauling resistance (c) friction (d) Tractive resistance Ans : D 4. The tractive resistance of the route in railways as compared to roadways will be: (a) same (b) more (c) low (d) not comparable Ans : C 41. Sand is used as ballast incase of: (a) steel sleepers (b) wooden sleepers (c) reinforced concrete sleepers (d) cast iron sleepers Ans : D 42. Arm type fixed signals, fitted on a vertical post fixed at the side of a track, are called: (a) Warner signals (b) Starter signals (c) Semaphore signals (d) Cab signals Ans : C 43. The Railway provided just below the ground level are called: (a) Tube railway (b) Underground railway (c) Mono railway (d) Railway Ans : B 44. When a railway line crosses a valley, a ridge like structure consisting of a series of piers, piles or trestles on which steel girders are placed and which is constructed usually for small spans is known as: (a) Bridge (b) Tunnel (c) Viaduct (d) Aqueduct Ans : C 45. Creeping of rails will be reduced by using: (a) Bearing plates (b) Spikes (c) Chairs (d) Anchors Ans : D

46. The railway track from which a train is to be diverted is called: (a) branch track (b) points and crossing (c) main or through track (d) all above Ans : C 47. An expansion gap of . is usually kept between the adjoining rail ends to allow for expansion of rail, due to variation in temperature. (a) 1 to 3 mm (b) 10 to 15 mm (c) 6 to 8 mm (d) 3 to 5 mm Ans : C 48. Generally the weight/metre of the rails used in broad gauge is: (a) 55 kg (b) 45 kg (c) 35 kg (d) 65 kg Ans : A 49. A dynamometer car is used for: (a) Tourists (b) Dinning facilities (c) Inspection of administrative officers (d) Recording the condition of track Ans : D 100. Which of the following is not a part of rail engine? (a) Tender (b) Stream turbine (c) Boiler (d) Fire box Ans : B